PSYCO282 Chapter Notes -Reinforcement, Tantrum, Token Economy
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= the consequence that makes a behaviour less likely to occur in the future also known as an aversive stimulus a stimulus or event is a punisher when it decreases the frequency of the behaviour it follows. Common misconceptions punishment is unpleasant punishment is a form of retaliation - intent to hurt the person who has committed a crime. = the occurrence of a behaviour is followed by the removal of an aversive stimulus that reduces the likelihood of the behaviours occurence. = a previously neutral stimulus that has been paired a number of times with an established punisher and consequently functions as a punisher generalized conditioned punisher. = an event or condition that makes a consequence more effective as a punisher deprivation can be useful with negative punishment ex. a child is hungry and is told they cant have desert - effective abolishing operation.
